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Covid-19 and international travel restrictions

The Geopolitics of Health and Tourism

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ID5761579
AuthorsSiamak Seyfi (0000-0002-2427-7958, Geography Research Unit, University of Oulu, Finland), C M Hall (0000-0002-7734-4587, University of Canterbury), Bardia Shabani (0000-0002-1267-7858, Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 University, Montpellier, France)
Year2023
Volume25
Issue1
Pages357-373
Publication date2023-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTourism Geographies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-6688 • E-ISSN: 1470-1340
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14616688.2020.1833972
OpenAlexW3093451661
LanguageEN
Citations received60
References cited42

In an effort to contain the advancement of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many states have introduced unprecedented peacetime measures ranging from border closures and travel bans to the suspension of visa exemptions, as well as internal mobility restrictions, including full lockdowns and quarantine for incoming passengers. Nevertheless, coercive measures such as sanctions continue to be applied during the COVID-19 outbreak and have largely undermined sanctioned countries' capacity to respond to the pandemic. The latter has prompted renewed discussion of the humanitarian costs of this frequently deployed foreign policy tool against the civilian populations in the target countries. The inconsistent application of border controls and travel restrictions by states also raise questions as to the politics of pandemics and how they fulfill the International Health Regulations. Framed from a geopolitical perspective, this study aims to discuss the power of sanctions regime in relation to state responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper also discusses the degree of selectivity of border restrictions by major global tourism destinations. While the COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, its implications are economically and geo-politically far-reaching with corresponding implications for the framing of travel and tourism within humanitarian and political contexts

Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Destinations · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Framing (construction · Geography · Geopolitics · International Health Regulations · International trade · Pandemic · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Tourism · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones · Law · Medicine · Travel-related health issues

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Unique citing works60
Citations per year12
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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